PORTER Chief is a South African government vacancy at Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness. This job is part of Circular 20 of 2026 from the DPSA. centre: Gugulethu Community Health Centre | closing date: 29 June 2026. Use this page to review the requirements, duties, application instructions and official source links before applying.
Job details
Applications
Where to send your application.
Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).
Salary
R144 024 per annum
Requirements
- Minimum requirement: Basic numeracy and literacy.
- Experience: Appropriate Porter experience in a public health facility.
- Inherent requirement of the job: Willingness to work shifts, including nightshift, weekends and Public Holidays.
- Willingness to handle corpses (deceased bodies).
- Willingness to work overtime when required.
- Must be of sober habits, physically fit to lift patients/corpse from/onto beds, trolleys, vehicles, wheelchairs and heavy equipment.
- Willingness to cover shifts in absence of colleagues.
- Competencies (knowledge/skills): Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Knowledge of safe infection prevention methods.
- Ability to work under pressure, unsupervised, and in a team context.
Duties
- Deliver specimens to laboratories and ensure a safe and hygienic work environment.
- Check and replace gas cylinders in wards/Oxygen bank/treatment areas and assist with shifting of medical equipment to and from rooms.
- Accompany walking patients and transport sitting/non-walking patients per trolley or wheelchair between wards and treatment areas.
- Take responsibility for the transportation of corpses from wards to the mortuary and perform relevant duties in the mortuary which include mortuary registers.
- Safe transport of patients on trolleys and wheelchairs to and from different departments/wards and assist with loading of patients in/out of ambulances/vehicles.
- Responsible for the cleanliness of trolleys, wheelchairs, and working areas and report any defects to trolleys/wheelchairs to the supervisor and reply to requests from wards/clinics.
Enquiries
Mr M October Tel No: (021) 816-8631
Notes
No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post.
Z83 form: Government job applications usually require the Z83 application form. Download the Z83 application form before applying.
Original Text
SALARY : R144 024 per annum
CENTRE : Gugulethu Community Health Centre
REQUIREMENTS : Minimum requirement: Basic numeracy and literacy. Experience: Appropriate Porter experience in a public health facility. Inherent requirement of the job:
Willingness to work shifts, including nightshift, weekends and Public Holidays.
Willingness to handle corpses (deceased bodies). Willingness to work overtime when required. Must be of sober habits, physically fit to lift patients/corpse
from/onto beds, trolleys, vehicles, wheelchairs and heavy equipment.
Willingness to cover shifts in absence of colleagues. Competencies
(knowledge/skills): Good interpersonal and communication skills. Knowledge of safe infection prevention methods. Ability to work under pressure,
unsupervised, and in a team context.
DUTIES : Deliver specimens to laboratories and ensure a safe and hygienic work environment. Check and replace gas cylinders in wards/Oxygen
bank/treatment areas and assist with shifting of medical equipment to and from rooms. Accompany walking patients and transport sitting/non-walking patients
per trolley or wheelchair between wards and treatment areas. Take responsibility for the transportation of corpses from wards to the mortuary and
perform relevant duties in the mortuary which include mortuary registers. Safe transport of patients on trolleys and wheelchairs to and from different
departments/wards and assist with loading of patients in/out of ambulances/vehicles. Responsible for the cleanliness of trolleys, wheelchairs,
and working areas and report any defects to trolleys/wheelchairs to the supervisor and reply to requests from wards/clinics.
ENQUIRIES : Mr M October Tel No: (021) 816-8631
NOTE : No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post.
Official source
This vacancy was imported from DPSA Circular 20 of 2026 for reference.
Disclaimer: This vacancy was imported from the official DPSA circular PDF. Please confirm the reference number, closing date, and application instructions in the original circular before applying. View the official DPSA vacancy circulars.